Niche 905 apartments, 905 N Orleans St, River North

Niche 905 is an 18-story, 202-unit apartment tower that began construction in December 2015 at 905 N Orleans St in Chicago’s River North neighborhood. The building welcomed its first residents in the spring of 2017.

Views. The location affords sweeping, uninterrupted, dramatic views of the Chicago skyline to the north, east and south.

Amenities, services, policies

Niche 905 has an amenities suite comparable to many newer buildings, but unusually extensive for the size of the building. The amenities are located on the ground level as well as a rooftop level.

Niche 905 has a rooftop pool and sun deck, grilling stations, a fire pit, a community garden, and an outdoor bar. The indoor amenities on this level include a fitness center with yoga studio and a party room with kitchen and bar.

Lobby Level amenities feature a business center with conference room and work stations, a coffee bar and a dog run with dog wash station.

Niche 905 has on-site leasing, management and maintenance staff, 24-hour door staff. 150 On-site parking spots are available to residents. The building has a bicycle storage room and repair center.

The location

The location, at the edge of River North has been changing rapidly.

Crain’s Chicago Real Estate Daily has a recap of some of the developments planned and underway in the immediate neighborhood. A few short blocks northwest, 47 townhomes priced from the mid-$500s to the mid-$700s sold out pre-construction.

Walk-to proximity to 600 West, home to Groupon and other major employers, is a plus for the location.

Shopping. A new Target is a few blocks northwest of Niche 905.

The new Plum Market is a half-mile northeast, just north of Division on Wells St. Whole Foods is just over a half-mile southeast.

Dining, nightlife, entertainment. Residents at Niche 905 will have a decent selection of dining and drinking establishments within a few blocks of the building, and relatively easy access to River North’s vibrant dining scene. The scale of development in the area is likely to spawn additional retail and dining venues in the area.

A short block east of Niche 905, mk serves up new American fare and Kiki’s Bistro offers some of Chicago’s best French food. Both are housed in interesting loft spaces.